Harold Butler
Harold James Butler
Born: 12 March 1913, Clifton, Nottingham
Died: 17 July 1991, Lenton, Nottinghamshire
Major Teams: Nottinghamshire, Services, England.
Known As: Harold Butler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Test Debut: England v South Africa at Leeds, 4th Test, 1947
Last Test: England v West Indies at Port-of-Spain, 2nd Test, 1947/48
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 2 2 1 15 15* 15.00 0 0 1 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 92 30 215 12 17.91 4-34 0 0 46.0 2.33
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1933 - 1954)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 319 381 100 2962 62 10.54 0 4 112 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 56935 23276 952 24.44 8-15 46 6 59.8 2.45
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Harold Butler had very big shoes to fill when he was brought into
the Nottinghamshire team in 1933. Harold Larwood was still
recovering from the damage wrought on his body by the hard
Australian wickets during the bodyline series, and Butler was
asked to fill his place. Butler was no Larwood, but developed
into a fine pace bowler in his own right. Not overly elegant in
his run-up and approach, everything came together in his delivery
stride, and he bowled genuinely quickly. Due of the presence of
Larwood and Voce, it was not until 1939 that he established
himself as a regular for Nottinghamshire, despite performances
such as 8-15 against Surrey in 1937, but then the next six years
were lost to war. England were desperately short of pace bowlers
after the war, and Butler, although undoubtedly past his best and
carrying more weight than he should have been, was given a chance
against South Africa in 1947. He bowled superbly on his debut,
taking 4/34 from 28 overs in the first innings, and an equally
economical 3/32 in the second; match figures of 52-24-66-7. He
did not play the final Test but was picked to tour the West
Indies that winter. He played in just one Test, after losing
one-and-a-half stone due to malaria, and bowled manfully, taking
3/122 in the West Indies first innings, and two cheap wickets in
the second. He never played another Test, which in retrospect
seems something of a puzzle. Not many bowlers have a Test average
of under 20, and England desperately needed a partner for Bedser.
His age told against him however - he played six more years for
Notts before retiring in 1954 (DL 2000).
Last Updated: Friday, 16-Aug-2002 16:24:28 GMT
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